They didn't because they were many years before revolution began in 1776.
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The British Parliament placed a tax on these items prior to the American Revolution. This act was called the Townsend Act and was enacted in 1767.
It is important to know the dates of the Acts that were signed in American History. The Townshend Act was passed in the month of July.
The Townshend Act was passed in 1767 after the Colonists rebelled against the Stamp Act. The Townshend Act was a tax on glass, paint, lead, tea and other things the Colonists needed.
The Townshend Acts, The Boston Tea Party, The Stamp Act, Intolorable Acts, The Boston Massacre, and The Tea Acts. The first battles of the American Revolution were The Battle of Lexington, and the Battle of Bunker Hill
Townshend planned to enforce the new taxes with the Commissioners of Customs Act of 1767, which established the American Board of Customs Commissioners.